As part of an international sweep of suspected pedophiles, a 35-year-old man from Oklahoma was arrested in Garland and accused of offering money to a minor in exchange for sex, federal authorities said Friday.

Andrew McKee was one of 190 individuals arrested in May by Homeland Security special agents in what was called “Operation Orion.”

Four other arrests were made in the Dallas area: One each in Dallas, Mansfield, Mesquite and Plano.

Carl Rusnok, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, declined to identify the other suspects, saying no formal charges had been filed against them.

Federal authorities said McKee met a 14-year-old via a social networking site, then began sending the teenager texts offering money in exchange for sex. The government characterized the texts as harassing in nature.

“Let this operation be a warning to anyone who would think they can use the Internet to exploit children,” John Morton, director of ICE, said in a news release. “We are out there looking for you, we will find you, and you will be prosecuted.”

Operation Orion’s sweep went beyond the United States. Arrests were made in Spain, the Philippines, Argentina and the United Kingdom.

During the course of their investigation, agents identified and aided 18 underage victims, the government said. Many of them connected with their abusers via social networking sites.